[Magdalen] New specs

[Marion Thompson]

I had some of those.  They were like dragonfly wings, I said.  But in 
the end I was too hard on them and I had to abandon them after quite a 
few years.  They were great.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 9/8/2015 10:59 AM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> I have found it interesting when friends with vision, on a par with mine (can't recognize faces across a room or read a grandfather clock at 12' away without them) are fine with this level of clarity unless there are other 'reasons' to don their glasses - like driving , maybe. I too could not imagine living and moving in a semi decipherable blur, as a choice. Not sure what I would do if nose discomfort prevailed. Perhaps seek out alternative nosepiece options and/ or lightweight frames/ lenses. The ones I've been wearing for 16 years are Silhouetts - temples are connected directly to lens and so is small nosepiece. Extremely lightweight and with polycarbonate (I think) lenses, light as a feather.
> Lynn
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 8, 2015, at 6:27 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The gf has a healed broken nose, making eyeglasses very
> difficult to fit. She's always saying they hurt her if she wears them
> for any period of time.
>
> She opens her purse.
> She retrieves her eyeglass case.
> She unfolds her eyeglasses and puts them on her face.
> She reads whatever I'm trying to show her.
> She carefully re-folds her eyeglasses.
> She puts them in the case.
> She puts the case in her purse.
> We resume our conversation.
>
> Believe me, this lengthens any endeavor that involves reading.
> It would drive me nuts! I want to be ready to read anything
> at any time without any extra effort.
>
> At home, she carries them around tucked into the neckline
> of her t-shirt. On a couple of occasions they've tumbled into
> the sink or the trash.
>
> I put my eyeglasses on when I get up in the morning
> and take them off when I go to bed.
>
> We are very different people.
> -M
>